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General / 1741 - 1801
Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War general best known for his defection from the Continental Army to the British side of the conflict in 1780.
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Benedict Arnold
1741-1801
General
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Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1907 - 1991
Dame Peggy Ashcroft was an English stage actress and won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in A Passage to India.
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Peggy Ashcroft
1907-1991
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Engineer, Inventor / 1888 - 1946
Scottish engineer John Logie Baird was the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion. He also demonstrated color television, in 1928.
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John Logie Baird
1888-1946
Engineer, Inventor
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Journalist, Author, Poet / 1899 - 1986
Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer whose works have become classics of 20th-century world literature.
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Jorge Luis Borges
1899-1986
Journalist, Author, Poet
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Academic Author, Journalist, Author / 1874 - 1936
G.K. Chesterton wrote an eclectic body of work, from journalism to poetry. His biggest hit was a series of detective novels Father Brown.
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G.K. Chesterton
1874-1936
Academic Author, Journalist, Author
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Editor, Journalist, Author, Playwright / 1859 - 1927
Jerome K. Jerome was an English humorist writer of the late 1800s, early 1900s, best known for his travelogue Three Men in a Boat.
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Jerome K. Jerome
1859-1927
Editor, Journalist, Author, Playwright
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Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet / 1936 - 2002
June Jordan was an African American author who investigated both social and personal concerns through poetry, essays, and drama.
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June Jordan
1936-2002
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet
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Conductor / 1924 - 1994
Henry Mancini was an American composer, His best-known works include the theme to The Pink Panther film series and the song "Moon River."
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Henry Mancini
1924-1994
Conductor
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Painter / 1844 - 1926
American Mary Cassatt was one of the leading artists in the Impressionist movement of the later part of the 1800s.
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Mary Cassatt
1844-1926
Painter
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Women's Rights Activist / 1858 - 1928
British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union, which fought for the vote using militant tactics prior to WWI.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
1858-1928
Women's Rights Activist
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Literary Critic, Poet / 1901 - 1968
Salvatore Quasimodo is one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1959.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
1901-1968
Literary Critic, Poet
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Organized Crime Boss / 1938 - 1986
Tony Spilotro is best known as a mob representative in Las Vegas from the 1970s to the '80s. He was brutally beaten and murdered by mob members in 1986.
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Tony Spilotro
1938-1986
Organized Crime Boss
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Lawyer, U.S. Vice President / 1835 - 1914
Adlai Stevenson was 23rd vice president of the United States (1893–1897) in the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland.
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Adlai Stevenson
1835-1914
Lawyer, U.S. Vice President
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Diplomat, World Leader / 1918 - 2007
Kurt Waldheim served two terms as the fourth secretary-general of the United Nations and was elected president of Austria 1986–1992.
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Kurt Waldheim
1918-2007
Diplomat, World Leader
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Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist / 1864 - 1920
Max Weber was a 19th century German sociologist and one of the founders of modern sociology. He wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism in 1905.
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Max Weber
1864-1920
Educator, Philosopher, Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Economist, Literary Critic, Political Scientist, Journalist, Sociologist